The Cahokia Mounds

There are more than 100 mounds in Cahokia, 17 of which are in the center of the fence. The purpose of 6 ridges is unknown. The rhombic boundary and the four key points on that axis are official markers. The biggest mound called "Monks Mound" was named after the French captors / monks who lived near and grew up on the mounds in the early 1800s. Monks Mound is in the center of the city, at the northern tip of the central square. Covering over 14 acres, Mound will make it the largest prehistoric pottery structure in the Western Hemisphere and rise to 100 feet on four terraces.

The mound may be lacking in beauty and elegance. They are the accumulation of the earth. Like the Cahokia Hill in Illinois Province, there are huge trees covering 16 acres and others with only blistering rising from the ground. Some people stand alone on a vast plain, others grow in thick groups. Because everyone is covered with trees and shrubs, their outlines are almost indistinguishable. When cleared, the mound shows the regularity and symmetry of the form. Human bones, weapons, tools, jewelry

A group of ancient Indians built a huge mound, the largest mound created by humankind. In Cahokia, Illinois, you can still see some of these mounds. Other Indians have shaped black leopards, birds, snakes and turtles. You can find many such mounds in Wisconsin and Ohio. Residents of Mesa Verde built an apartment "sandstone" on the cliffs of Colorado. Native American gave us a lot of valuable foods, tools and words. They grow corn, one of the most precious food resources in the world. They also grow tomatoes, pumpkins, tobacco, potatoes and peanuts. Early Indians invented snowshoes, canoes, pipes, dogs and hooded coats. Thousands of American cities, towns, counties, and states are all Indian names. Common words such as raccoons, pecans, mousses, chips, skunks are also Hindi.

My god, this is a beautiful place. People of Cahokia Mounds have forgotten their names from long ago and their words are dead, but they still know that they are still shaping their future and the land around them. Their existence is everywhere in the scenery, the relics discovered during excavation, and the imagination of the people who still visit Cahokia's mounds.

The beginning of Cahokia culture in the state of Mississippi is the most advanced person in the plain. Cahokia will build the largest mound structure in North America, a monk, and now make an observatory known as Woodhenge and trade from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast. Prior to the arrival of the Europeans a century ago, they fell in 1400. Strong rain spoiled crops in the field, then a terrible winter continued as the Northern European river was frozen, so a sturdy carriage used the line as a line and a terrible winter caused famine and sickness, some Northern European The end of the fearful end of Ragnarok, the predecessor of Ragnarok, the age of the gods and the world of death, where a man believed Fimbulwinter began. Scientists now believe that climate disasters are caused by the eruption of Icelandic volcano Katla.